Aubergine Soup

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Aubergine Soup

Food Ingredients:
2 pounds x aubergines, about 1 each 1 olive oil 4 cups chicken broth 1 salt and pepper to taste

Recipe preparation:
1 Preheat the oven to 375F. 2 Remove the stems ffom the aubergines and cut them into 1/2-inch lengthwise slices. Brush both sides of the slices with olive oil, salt and pepper them, and place on baking sheets in a single layer. 3 Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until lightly golden and completely tender when pierced with a fork. Using a spoon, remove the pulp from the skin. 4 Put the pulp and 2 cups of the broth into a food processor and process until smooth. (If you don’t have a food processor pass the pulp through a food mill.) Pour into a saucepan, stir in the remaining broth, and gently heat until hot. Taste for salt and pepper. Add more broth for a thinner soup. 5 NOTE: There’s no middle ground on the issue of aubergines: either you’re an aubergine lover or an aubergine loather. 6 This recipe willsatisfy aubergine lovers. because it’s thick, creamy, and all aubergine. Serve with garlic rolls or garlic bread and a tomato salad.

Recipe source: Foodista recipe